by James Rand, Inland Empire Chapter My childhood in the 50s and early 60s was spent on Long Island sound where we belonged to a yacht club. My father had Chris-Craft cruisers beginning with wooden ones and later fiberglass. I bought my first boat at age 14. I loved fishing, water skiing, and scuba diving.…
By Jason Dunovant, Laker Weekly Hidden away in a lakeside workshop in Wirtz,Virginia, Alan Frederick has spent the last year and a half working on his dream project. A unique and massive 35-foot runabout is starting to take shape that he hopes to one day put into Smith Mountain Lake. Frederick, a member of the…
By Steven Lichty, New England Chapter Member We were on the way North to Acadia National Park for a family camping trip, and my father-in-law Don spotted the boat on the side of Route 1 with a ‘For Sale’ sign taped to the windshield. “That’s the kind of boat I grew up water skiing behind”…
By Elodie Pini, Web and Social Media, France Chapter Scoiete Nautique de Bordeaux, the France Chapter of ACBS, held it’s first meeting of the season last weekend. It was on Lake Cazaux in Biscarosse for two days. Located in the Landes department (region) of southwestern France, Lake Cazaux is one of the largest freshwater lakes…
By Judy Hills, NC Coastal & Piedmont Chapter Our North Carolina Coastal and Piedmont Chapter is committed to supporting events of chapters that are nearby. One of those is the Blue Ridge Chapter which covers the western area of NC along with parts of Georgia and South Carolina. The Blue Ridge Chapter held a boat…
An UPDATED Invite from Ed Andrews, Chapter Development Committee On Monday, June 13, 2022, at 8:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting the next Chapter Round Table, this time focusing on Judging. All Chapter officers and individual members are invited to attend. The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Meeting. Brian Robinson ACBS Judging Chair…
by Kent Volmerding member of ACBS Our 1955 Century Arabian is haul number 5502. A friend of mine found it, stored under a lean-to on the side of a building, with the back of the boat unprotected. Needless to say, the boat was in bad shape. Most of the hardware was there, but the windshield…
From ACBS Headquarters We are pleased to welcome Kristina Dorr as our new Membership Coordinator. Kristina is from Clayton, New York, with a degree in hospitality and tourism, and has over 25 years of administrative management experience. Most recently she was the office manager for the Jefferson-Lewis Board of Realtors in Watertown, NY, and previously…
An Invite from Ed Andrews, Chapter Development Committee On June 2, 2022, at 8:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting the next Chapter Round Table, this time focusing on Judging. All Chapter officers and individual members are invited to attend. The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Meeting. Brian Robinson ACBS Judging Chair and Terry Fiest…
By Rob Midyett, ACBS Member I’m not sure when I caught the antique boating bug. I had an uncle who owned a 1965 Chris Craft 17-foot ski boat. He was kind of a “shade tree” mechanic and he took great care of his boat. We would visit with my aunt and uncle each summer and…
By John Seal, Publicity Chairman, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Recent happenings… The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their annual spring workshop at the home of Alan and Jean Frederick. The 34 members in attendance learned from subject matter experts about 3 topics that are useful in restoring and maintaining…
An Invite from Art Ivins, President of the Dixieland Chapter Antique and Classic Boat Show at Lake Guntersville Yacht Club The Dixieland Chapter ACBS is bringing its Spring Antique and Classic Boat Show to the beautiful Lake Guntersville Yacht Club on June 2-5. All ACBS Chapters are welcome. Its a show you wont want to…